illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
February; second month of the lunar calendar
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
to leave this world; to die
husband and wife; married couple
to congratulate; to celebrate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
how long; how far; how much
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
attendance; participation; presence
gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
invitation; introduction; temptation
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all